Great pic -- and I LOVE this site, by the way. BPB et al have been making my days for weeks now. That bike reminds me of the Japanese paratrooper bike my folks bought me in Japan when I was a kid back in the 50s (yeah, yeah, I AM old; my daughter is older than Jake!). It folded up to about the size of the wheels so you could carry it on your back. Once you jump out of the plane you unfold it and ride off. Cool! And, yes, Jake is already a superhero in my mind.

Ha ha - when was this taken? I'm sure I've seen one of him in similar clothes and on a similar (expensive) little bike, riding along a west London pavement. EXACTLY the kind of cyclist we hate and would love to get banned! (Might reconsider once I'd seen the face, though).

LOL...I've never seen this pic before and it has made me giggle...a lot. Man, it's obvious now that Jake needed Lance's guidance much more than I originally thought. "Jake, THESE are bike tires. THOSE were tricycle tires."

It looks like he has just causally rode out into the middle of the road and all the trucks and cars had to come to a screeching halt but he just carries on, not even noticing as everyone screams, "Bloody Yank film stars!" out their windows.

And welcome beckela - age is just a mindset here which is luckily because I consider myself juvenile ;)

Ha ha! I love this picture. That bike always makes me laugh. He's riding with such dignity considering how dinky it is and that he could easily be crushed by anyone of those very large vehicles beside him. The man knows no fear.

It's more than 90 degrees here at 9 AM, so the sight of any human being bundled in an insulated parka with a fur-lined hood just feels ... so wrong. That's how the homeless dress during all seasons in Manhattan. I feel like giving a dollar to Jake so that he can get a shopping cart to drag behind his little bike & carry all his possessions, particularly for bedding down at night.

There was a caption with this: Times of London:"...and so, young Jacob, after having seen Lance Armstrong's biography, "It's Not About The Bike" in a local book store, tore through the streets of rush hour London, singing:"Born to be wi-iiilld! Born to be wii-illd!" to the delight of West End theatre goers."

For some reason this picture makes me think of a clown. Don't clowns ride on little bikes? I think I'm thinking of how you can shove a million clowns into a teeny little Bug. Whatever the case, I don't think that little seat is very comfy for Jake...he looks a little grim.

Ha Ha that's a Brompton Bike!! That photo is from 2004, when he was in London w/Kiki. I actually have the July 2004 Vogue issue that mentions the bikes. Ha Ha GO ME! Do I get a biscuit? ;-p Here's the relevant quotage -

Dunst had an apartment in London's Bayswater's district, and Gyllenhaal went over to stay with her. "It was near the park," she says, "and we got Brompton bikes -- those ones that fold up. We bought those, and we rode around the city on our Brompton bikes. Because the cabs there are so expensive."

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